Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1978

What is $5.5k in 1978 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1978 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$27,168
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1978 is equal to $27,168 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.53%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1978 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $27,168
2023 $26,286
2022 $24,693
2021 $23,069
2020 $22,759
2019 $22,251
2018 $21,834
2017 $21,383
2016 $20,948
2015 $20,797
2014 $20,640
2013 $20,335
2012 $19,987
2011 $19,412
2010 $19,126
2009 $18,619
2008 $18,602
2007 $17,873
2006 $17,430
2005 $16,854
2004 $16,323
2003 $16,022
2002 $15,650
2001 $15,411
2000 $14,906
1999 $14,516
1998 $14,286
1997 $14,047
Year Equivalent
1996 $13,595
1995 $13,258
1994 $12,913
1993 $12,568
1992 $12,213
1991 $11,850
1990 $11,168
1989 $10,672
1988 $10,221
1987 $9,787
1986 $9,680
1985 $9,326
1984 $8,972
1983 $8,644
1982 $8,325
1981 $7,643
1980 $6,793
1979 $5,996
1978 $5,500
1977 $5,155
1976 $4,915
1975 $4,597
1974 $4,092
1973 $3,764
1972 $3,640
1971 $3,525
1970 $3,339
1969 $3,144
Year Equivalent
1968 $3,002
1967 $2,914
1966 $2,816
1965 $2,763
1964 $2,737
1963 $2,692
1962 $2,657
1961 $2,639
1960 $2,604
1959 $2,560
1958 $2,515
1957 $2,444
1956 $2,374
1955 $2,365
1954 $2,382
1953 $2,365
1952 $2,347
1951 $2,214
1950 $2,090
1949 $2,134
1948 $2,072
1947 $1,904
1946 $1,612
1945 $1,576
1944 $1,541
1943 $1,497
1942 $1,373
1941 $1,249
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,240
1939 $1,240
1938 $1,275
1937 $1,240
1936 $1,222
1935 $1,187
1934 $1,169
1933 $1,160
1932 $1,293
1931 $1,426
1930 $1,523
1929 $1,514
1928 $1,532
1927 $1,568
1926 $1,585
1925 $1,532
1924 $1,532
1923 $1,497
1922 $1,532
1921 $1,718
1920 $1,674
1919 $1,461
1918 $1,213
1917 $1,027
1916 $912
1915 $895
1914 $886